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Electric vehicles (EVs) are attractive for many different reasons. They're clean, they require zero gasoline, and they offer a fresh, futuristic look. There's one thing about EVs, which many drivers find unattractive: The ever-present inconvenience of charging their power cells.

Happily, given a recent partnership between Toyota and WiTricity, future EV owners might never have to deal with the frustrations that come with the tangled rats nest of cords and having to find…

Toyota recently announced that it's facilities across Japan would return to half-time production. Following weeks of mayhem, in the wake of the March 11 tsunami-quake disaster, this news was more than welcome. But it also left everyone wondering when full pre-quake production would resume.

Now we know.  With the longest forecast given to date, CEO Akio Toyoda has revealed that Toyota Motor will not return to pre-disaster production levels until the end of the year.

At this point, 17 plants in Japan are working only at half volume and at just 40 percent overseas. Toyota reports that all of…